Please keep this forum going by using this banner as your link to BBTS, thank you!
Connect With Other DC Comics Fans @ DCToyRevolution.org!

Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Show off your masterpieces, share recipes and tips and the latest and greatest in custom figure techniques!

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby 1987olds442 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:07 am

Here is a little update on some Marvel Heads that I'm painting up for "The Amazing Spidey-Fan" from the Fwoosh forum. I have the flesh-tones finished and the the whites of the eyes and the lining around the eyes done. Now I need to paint the pupils, eyebrows, hair, and the goatees on the RDJ heads.
Image
Last edited by 1987olds442 on Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Image
User avatar
1987olds442
News & Reviews
News & Reviews
 
Posts: 927
Images: 100
Joined: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:01 pm

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby Princess_Amethyst » Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:58 pm

Wow. Simply outstanding. These look like Hot Toys heads, olds. :bgthumbs:
Image
User avatar
Princess_Amethyst
Hero
Hero
 
Posts: 273
Images: 0
Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:37 am
Location: Vancouver

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby AcidDragon » Tue Apr 21, 2015 6:03 pm

Whoa whoa whoa. Any chance you'll share your point app recipe with us? That looks superb. Were any of these heads cast in flesh resin? Some of them look so nice and glossy! :smgrin:
"Finally got all the way through that 'Death of Superman' video game...as Steel. Play Superboy and you're history by level three, right? But Steel..." - Kon-El AKA Superboy
User avatar
AcidDragon
Site Admin
Site Admin
 
Posts: 3129
Images: 43
Joined: Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:19 am
Location: The Frozen North

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby Webslinger » Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:01 am

1987olds442 wrote:Here is a little update on some Marvel Heads that I'm painting up for "The Amazing Spidey-Fan" from the Fwoosh forum. I have the flesh-tones finished and the the whites of the eyes and the lining around the eyes done. Now I need to paint the pupils, eyebrows, hair, and the goatees on the RDJ heads.
Image


Any chance you have a few heads for sale for your friendly neighborhood Webslinger to acquire?
User avatar
Webslinger
News & Reviews
News & Reviews
 
Posts: 3098
Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:23 am

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby 1987olds442 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:03 am

Princess_Amethyst wrote:Wow. Simply outstanding. These look like Hot Toys heads, olds. :bgthumbs:

Thanks :smgrin: The castings are actually shrunken Hot Toys heads. They came from Glassman Customs he does both shrinking and enlarging. But his castings can be a little rough and sometimes needs a little repairs.
AcidDragon wrote:Whoa whoa whoa. Any chance you'll share your point app recipe with us? That looks superb. Were any of these heads cast in flesh resin? Some of them look so nice and glossy! :smgrin:

To start off all of the heads from Glassman were cast in white resin, so for the base coat I use Model Masters Acryl "4603 Skin Tone Warm Tint". After the base coat is dry I mix that same base coat with some yellow and white for the lighter skin tones. When applying the lighter tones I try to leave a little of the base coat showing in the lower areas for shading effect. Oh for the lip color I just add a little red to that mix. To line the eyes I use .005 fine art pens for the top black and for the bottom I use a light red-ish brown to line the bottom. The first step is after the flesh-tones are done I use the black pen to line the top of the eye and then lightly apply a spray clear coat to seal it (Dupli-Color Auto Clear). Then I paint the whites of the eye with a sharpen toothpick, and after that is dry I line the bottom of the eye with the prismacolor pen ending with 182 below. When working on the eyes I do cheat a little I bought some 3x reading glasses for this kind of fine painting. :smrasp:
Image


Webslinger wrote:Any chance you have a few heads for sale for your friendly neighborhood Webslinger to acquire?

Well these are for my friend over on the Fwoosh forums, but after getting a little more caught up on my commissions I could do some for you as well :smgrin:

Here is another quick update on the Movie-verse heads. I applied the first base coat for the hair to most of the heads. After that is done I'll start with the dry-brushing.

Image
Last edited by 1987olds442 on Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:46 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Image
User avatar
1987olds442
News & Reviews
News & Reviews
 
Posts: 927
Images: 100
Joined: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:01 pm

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby packerbacker180 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:55 am

I was going to make a joke about all the heads but that would probably be inappropriate. Cool, though!
"Somewhere in a lonely hotel room, there's a guy starting to realize that eternal fate has turned its back on him. It's 2 AM."
User avatar
packerbacker180
Site Moderator
Site Moderator
 
Posts: 10498
Images: 1
Joined: Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:18 am
Location: A wretched hive of scum and villainy

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby Templar Punk » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:39 pm

Great job Olds.Those heads look great!
User avatar
Templar Punk
Civilian
Civilian
 
Posts: 12
Joined: Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:40 pm

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby Webslinger » Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:17 pm

The wife really loves Robert Downey Jr. so I wanted to make her a custom and that head would work out perfectly.
User avatar
Webslinger
News & Reviews
News & Reviews
 
Posts: 3098
Joined: Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:23 am

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby Tango X » Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:50 pm

Hey Webs, if you put the head on a suit body, that could be your "Tony Stark" and her custom "Robert Downey Jr. dressed for the Oscars". :batlol:
User avatar
Tango X
Hero
Hero
 
Posts: 439
Joined: Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:40 am

Re: Customs Discussions, Works in Progress, etc.

Postby Doctor Fate » Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:47 pm

Cool Heads Olds ... Nicely Done and thanks for sharing how you do it. Very Informative! :)
The Helmet of Fate, Amulet of Anubis, and the Cloak of Destiny Awaits You!

Doctor Fate and Fate of the World ... are the same person ... the reason for two accounts is to add more photographs to this forum.
User avatar
Doctor Fate
League Elite
League Elite
 
Posts: 7797
Images: 1996
Joined: Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:02 pm
Location: A Tower of Fate in Salem Massachusetts

PreviousNext

Return to Action Figure Customs

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests

cron